North Tonawanda Woman Facing Murder Charges

NORTH TONAWANDA, NY - A 23-year-old woman is facing murder charges following an apparent domestic incident Wednesday night in North Tonawanda.

Police were called to an apartment in the 500 block of Oliver Street around 10:30 p.m. When they got there, they immediately administered first aid to Ralph Donald Stone, Jr. until the North Tonawanda Fire Department arrived.

The 24-year-old, from Eleventh Avenue in the city, was pronounced dead a short time later. He had been stabbed in the neck.

His girlfriend, Jennifer Marchant, of the Oliver Street address, is charged with second-degree murder and is expected to appear in court Thursday morning.